Did he really say that? Gibbs is defending the indefensible as shown below:
Bill Richardson, Obama’s first choice for Secretary of Commerce, had to be scrubbed as a candidate because of ‘pay to play’ corruption in his recent background.
Timothy Geitner, who was confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury, was found to be a tax cheat (it was more than just a careless oversight because his tax software told him the tax return had an error but he filed it anyway). As Treasury Secretary, Geitner will be in charge of the Internal Revenue Service, which means he will be the fox guarding the hen house.
Eric Holder, Obama’s choice for Attorney General, is clouded by his complicity in the very controversial pardon or Marc Rich.
William Lynn is Obama’s choice for deputy Defense secretary. This appointment would present a conflict of interest because Lynn was a senior executive for defense contractor Raytheon.
And then there is the case of Tom Daschle, Obama’s choice for the position as head of Health and Human Services Department. Daschle was to be the architect of Socialized Medicine for the administration. Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle’s tax cheating amounted to over $100,000.
Within hours of when the Daschle appointment was ‘dashed,’ Nancy Killefer announced that she too had not paid $1,000 of taxes and would no longer be taking up her position as government chief performance officer - a new role responsible for increasing government accountability.
Instead of "The bar that we set is the highest that any administration in the country has ever set," it appears more like setting the groundwork for what could be the most corrupt administration the country has ever seen.
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